Predicate: calm
Frames file for 'calm' based on sentences in wsj and automatic
expansion via verbnet.
Roleset id: calm.01 , make calm, vncls: 31.1
Roles:
Arg0: agent of calming
Arg1: entity becoming calm
Arg2: instrument of calming
Example: just transitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: infinitive
He said he's upset that [Mr. Phelan]-2, *trace* trying *trace*-2 to
calm investors after the plunge, said that investors would simply
have to get used to the market's big price swings.
Arg0 : *trace*-2
Rel : calm
Arg1 : investors
Example: ergative!
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
Dealers said [London]-1 showed signs of *trace*-1 calming in
midafternoon...
Arg1 : *trace*-1
Rel : calming
Example: all args
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: infinitive
In an unusual move, [several funds]-2 moved *trace*-2 to calm investors
with recordings on their toll-free phone lines.
Arg0 : *trace*-2
Rel : calm
Arg1 : investors
Arg2 : with recordings
ArgM-LOC : on their toll-free phone lines
Predicate: calm_down
Roleset id: calm.02 , make calm, with particle, vncls: 42.3
Roles:
Arg0: agent of calming
Arg1: entity becoming calm
Arg2: instrument of calming
Example: ergative with particle
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: full
Mideast politics have calmed down and the squabbling within the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries seems under control
for now.
Arg1 : Mideast politics
Rel : [ calmed] [ down]